Velux 5 Oceans - One week to go

2:38 PM Sun 10 Oct 2010 GMT

'LR: Skippers Chris Stanmore-Major, Brad Van Liew, Derek Hatfield, Zbigniew Gutkowski and Christophe Bullens' Velux 5 Oceans &copy Click Here to view large photo

In just one week a fleet of international ocean racers will leave La Rochelle in France on an adventure of a lifetime - sailing 30,000 miles solo around the planet in the Velux 5 Oceans. Tension is really starting to mount now as the skippers make their final preparations for the round the world yacht race, The Ultimate Solo Challenge. Crowds have been flocking to the Velux 5 Oceans race village in the Bassin des Chalutiers since it was officially opened by the ocean racers yesterday. Thousands of visitors enjoyed the beautiful weather, music and the great atmosphere in the ...

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